"Make me know Thy ways, O Lord;
Teach me Thy paths.
Lead me in Thy truth and teach me,
For Thou art the God of My salvation..." Psalm 25:4-5

Last week we saw that divine guidance is promised to the obedient. Why is it
promised only to the obedient? What value, I ask, is it if it is ignored? We
saw that divine guidance leads into pleasant paths; making decisions; to the
end of life; to wise counsel; is lead by the still small voice; gives divine
illumination and leads into all truth.

Then, like God's people of the Old Testament, we too cry out for guidance in
very hard circumstances. The following earnest pleas may be different from
our present day ones (then again, they may not be so different), but the
heartfelt urgency is the same.

Exodus 32:31-32 tells of Moses' intercessory plea for God's people when they
made for themselves a golden idol:
"Then Moses returned to the Lord and said 'Alas, this people has committed a
great sin, and they have made a god of gold for themselves. But now, if Thou
wilt, forgive them their sin -- and if not, please blot me out from Thy book
which Thou has written!'"

There is Solomon's cry for wisdom,
"And now, O Lord my God, Thou hast made Thy servant king in place of my
father David, yet I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or
come in.
"And Thy servant is in the midst of Thy people which Thou has chosen, a
great people who cannot be numbered...
"So give Thy servant an understanding heart to judge Thy people to discern
between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Thine?"
1 Kings 3:7-9

Then there is David's plea for cleansing,
"Be gracious to me, O God, according to Thy loving kindness;
According to the greatness of Thy compassion blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin." Psalm 51:1-2

We see the cry of the penitent thief (the plea of a dying soul):
Luke 23:42, "And he was saying, 'Jesus, remember me when You come in Your
kingdom!'" Read verses 39-43 for the contrast between the repentant and the
unrepentant.

Acts 16:30 tells of the plea for salvation of the Philippian jailer who was
about to kill himself after the earthquake opened all the doors of the
prison,
"And after he brought them out, he said, 'Sirs, what must I do to be
saved?'"
Read Verses 19-34 for this beautiful intervention of our Lord.

Then we have Paul's plea for deliverance for his physical affliction,
"Concerning this I entreated the Lord three times that it might depart from
me. And he has said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for power is
perfected in weakness...'" 2 Corinthians 12:7-8
We know Paul's respond was to gladly boast in his weakness, "that the power
of Christ may dwell in me." Vs. 9

No matter what the need we have the promise of God's guidance for the Lord
has said, "...I will never desert you, nor will I every forsake you."
Hebrews 13:5
And in 1 Peter 5:6-7 we see,
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God...casting all
your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you."

Hallelujah! Never alone! Praise our Lord God and Savior now and forever.
Amen!